Hi everyone,

I need to bend some oak for a project. I’ve done it before but it was a long time ago…

Two questions :

  1. my plan is to bend a 40x70 mm (1,5" x 2,75") section of oak to a 500mm (20") internal radius, is that realistic?

  2. do I have to steam the whole piece or can I build a smaller steam box to only accept the end that needs to be bent?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: added measurements in inches for universal convenience

  • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOP
    4·
    26 days ago

    Thanks, I’ll try my best!

    Also thank you for the kerf cut idea, i’ll keep it in mind as a backup solution.
    That website is going straight into my bookmarks!

    Cheers

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
      3·
      25 days ago

      BluGill gave advice on only steaming the bend portion. My only comment would be steam slightly past what you consider the bend start/stop because the material on the other side of that line still has to compress or stretch a bit also.